Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0074 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.0074 animals per person.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.1506 animals per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 animals per person, in 2022.
That places Madagascar 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1464 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1477 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1442 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1429 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1186 animals per person | -17.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1506 animals per person | +27.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1467 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1443 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1362 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1286 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1144 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1227 animals per person | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.118 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1152 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1138 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1114 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0777 animals per person | -30.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1437 animals per person | +84.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1144 animals per person | -20.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1166 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1136 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1107 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.108 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1053 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1006 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0979 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0978 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0969 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0949 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0929 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0281 animals per person | -69.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0273 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0265 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0257 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0249 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0234 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0227 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.022 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0213 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 animals per person | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0161 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0158 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0154 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0174 animals per person | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.016 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0151 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 animals per person | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0087 animals per person | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0081 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 animals per person | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0082 animals per person | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0074 animals per person | -9.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0074 animals per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0074 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +84.9% | 0.0777 animals per person | 0.1437 animals per person |
| 1991 | -69.8% | 0.0929 animals per person | 0.0281 animals per person |
| 1966 | +27.0% | 0.1186 animals per person | 0.1506 animals per person |
| 1977 | -30.3% | 0.1114 animals per person | 0.0777 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1419 animals per person | 0.1186 animals per person | 0.1506 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.116 animals per person | 0.0777 animals per person | 0.1437 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1042 animals per person | 0.0949 animals per person | 0.1166 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0318 animals per person | 0.022 animals per person | 0.0929 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 animals per person | 0.0154 animals per person | 0.0213 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0134 animals per person | 0.0106 animals per person | 0.0151 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0079 animals per person | 0.0071 animals per person | 0.0087 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 149 Philippines 0.0076 animals per person compare
- 150 Sri Lanka 0.0075 animals per person compare
- 151 Moldova 0.0075 animals per person compare
- 153 Malta 0.0071 animals per person compare
- 154 Cote d'Ivoire 0.007 animals per person compare
- 155 North Macedonia 0.007 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.11 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.25 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Madagascar?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0074 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1506 animals per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 animals per person in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.